Grief & Loss

More Questions than Answers, Possible Miscarriage

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schinx87 wrote:

Hello everyone.

I'm writing this because I've spent the whole weekend worrying and because it's not been an "emergency" and doctors (other than the ER) usually don't work over the weekend...it's been a whole lot of sitting around and waiting and not knowing.

It all started two weeks ago when I should have been about 6w3d. I had some spotting that stopped within a few hours. The doctor wasn't concerned, but I asked for some follow up to be proactive. This is when we found out via blood tests that HCG was rising, but my progesterone was on the low side. Cue progesterone suppositories.

Then came the check-in ultrasound. They couldn't see much. They said I was measuring 5w6d and could see a 10cm gestational sac with a 2.7cm yolk sac inside. They also diagnosed me a subchorionic hematoma -- but it was small -- so no big worries on their part.

Things seemed to normalize. I even got lots of symptoms starting! I asked for another ultrasound to see that heartbeat -- I waited 9 days.

On what would be the 7w2d and/or 7w6d US (whatever you consider based on LMP or last ultrasound).... There was only a gestational sac. Nothing inside. It looked like itw as more defined, but not even a yolk sac this time. The tech then went "digging" and checked ovaries, tubes -- no tubal confirmed.

Then came the weird uncertainty....my HCG numbers STILL WENT UP. Progesterone has remained stable on the supplement. They are within "normal ranges" -- but now I'm wondering if I'M dealing with a possible molar pregnancy. (No strange signs were seen of that on the last ultrasound ...) but I've still been freaking out.

Here are my HCG numbers, for reference. Does ANYONE have input. I do have a doctors appointment tomorrow, but the whole weekend & today has been spent in worry and uncertainty.

Based on LMP, for reference, the 9/30/2017 level would be right about 1 day shy of 8 weeks. Thank you for any feedback.

I have no experience with hcg levels but what I can say is that sometimes babies grow faster or slower. My 2 pregnancies my babies grew faster. My first I carried to full term and he was almost 10lbs with a 15cm head and 22inches long! He was giant! My second was measuring almost a week ahead of what was expected before they stopped growing. However, my sisters have babies at 41 and 42 weeks and they have been under 7lbs and tiny little things! My other thought isn't as nice. My second was a missed miscarriage so I didn't have any signs of miscarriage at all other than baby stopped growing and no heartbeat. That could also be why your levels are still going up. But I'd prefer to be optimistic and hope your baby is just growing slowly. I hope everything is okay and if not, the women on this board are amazing. They have provided me with so much comfort and support through my loss.

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